9:58 PM,
Jan. 5, 2013

Houston's J.J. Watt leaves the field after the Texans' 19-13 victory against Cincinnati in the AFC wild-card game Sunday.

Written by

Larry Wade
Special to The Times

HOUSTON - The Houston Texans stumbled at the end of the regular season, but they regained their footing on Saturday and beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 19-13, in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs.

The Texans will travel to play the New England Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs next Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

"They've been through a tough month, and that's a part of the National Football League," Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said. "The reason we won today is because nobody on this football team ever panics, they've got a lot of class. ...